An Unusual Cause of Altered Mental Status in Elderly—Acute Cerebellitis: A Case Report and Review

Acute cerebellitis is a rare diagnosis found mostly in the pediatric population. The etiology, in most instances, is unknown. We describe the case of a 61-year-old woman who presented with acute mental status changes, signs of cerebellar dysfunction, and MRI findings of acute cerebellitis. A brief r...

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Autores principales: Patel, Priyank, Rayamajhi, Supratik, Tokala, Hemasri, Laird-Fick, Heather
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3872022/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24382966
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/653925
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Sumario:Acute cerebellitis is a rare diagnosis found mostly in the pediatric population. The etiology, in most instances, is unknown. We describe the case of a 61-year-old woman who presented with acute mental status changes, signs of cerebellar dysfunction, and MRI findings of acute cerebellitis. A brief review of the existing literature and comparison of our case with previous reports are also presented.

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